Cleonice Berardinelli

Cleonice Berardinelli

University professor, specialist in Portuguese literature
Date of Birth: 28.08.1916
Country: Brazil
Content:
  1. Academic and Literary Contributions
  2. Specialist in Camões and Fernando Pessoa
  3. National and International Recognition
  4. Honors and Awards
  5. Elected to the Brazilian Academy of Literature
  6. Legacy

Academic and Literary Contributions

University Professor and Expert in Portuguese Literature

Professor at the University of São Paulo, she specialized in Neo-Latin literature (1938). As a renowned professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1959), her doctoral dissertation focused on "Poetry and Poetics of Fernando Pessoa."

Specialist in Camões and Fernando Pessoa

Her research centered on the works of Luís de Camões and Fernando Pessoa. She became an honorary professor at both the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

National and International Recognition

Professor Pinotti was a researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and a special advisor to the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and the Carlos Chagas Filho Research Support Foundation in Rio de Janeiro.

Honors and Awards

Portuguese Order of Infante D. Henrique
Cavalier (September 21, 1966)
Grand Cross (June 8, 2016)
Portuguese Order of Santiago
Commander (November 26, 1987)
Grand Cross (July 21, 2006)
Brazilian Academy of Literature
Academic Correspondent of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences

From November 27, 1975, she served as an academic correspondent from Brazil in the literature class of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences.

Elected to the Brazilian Academy of Literature

On December 16, 2009, she was elected to Chair 8 of the Brazilian Academy of Literature.

Legacy

Professor Pinotti passed away on January 31, 2023, at the age of 106 in Rio de Janeiro. Her academic and literary contributions have left a lasting impact on the study and appreciation of Portuguese literature.